‘Armed conflicts are an offense to human rationality,’ Brazil’s Lula da Silva tells UN Assembly
Speaking at the annual debate of the UN General Assembly in New York, Brazil’s President Lula da Silva lamented growing...
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How Costa Rica drafted Latin America’s first ever anti-hate strategy
For Faustina Torres, from the Bribri indigenous community in Costa Rica, feeling invisible to others is a stinging form of...
Haiti: International community asked to act fast ‘in name of victims’ of gang violence
The establishment of a multinational security support mission for Haiti is being discussed this week by the UN Security Council as...
Rights chief calls for international help to provide ‘way out of chaos’ in Haiti
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Thursday called for a multinational security support mission to assist...
US urged to end detention of Venezuelan Special Envoy
The United States must end “the prolonged pre-trial detention” of Alex Nain Saab Morán, a Venezuelan Special Envoy who was...
Regional action essential to address migrant surge through Central America
With record numbers of people transiting through Central America and Mexico in search of a better life further north, UN...
No time for finger pointing; we must work together to tackle pressing challenges, says Canada
The health of our planet, its people, institutions, and the global economy are at serious risk, and such deep challenges...